Instant Tamarind Rice-Instant Puliyodharai Recipe-Easy Puli Sadam

Instant Tamarind rice is a quick and simple version of the Traditional Puliyodharai. It takes just 5-6 minutes to make this pulikachal. If you have cooked rice ready, you can make tamarind rice in a jiffy. I learn’t this from my aunty (perima) and I love this so much. It tastes so delicious and you will not believe that it is an instant version of the authentic tamarind rice.

Ingredients needed for Instant Tamarind Rice

Cooked Rice as needed
Sesame seed oil – 1 tsp (for rice)

For Grinding

Tamarind –  30 grams or a small lemon sized ball (use aged tamarind – tamarind which is dark in color)
Red Chilli -4
Rock Salt –  1 heaped tsp or as needed

Roast and Powder 

Sesame seeds – 1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds – 1/2 tsp
Coriander seeds – 1/2 tsp

For Seasoning

Gingelly Oil (nellennai) – 50 gms
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Asafoetida – a generous pinch
Curry leaves – a sprig
Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
Roasted Peanuts – 3 tbsp

Preparations

Soak tamarind, red chillies, salt in very less hot water for 15-20 minutes.

After 15-20 minutes – Grind the tamarind, red chillies, salt to a fine paste with the water. The paste is ready.

Dry roast 1 tsp coriander seeds and 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds together until you get a nice aroma. Remove from pan.

In the same pan, dry roast sesame seeds until it splutters. Now powder all the three together.  Keep this spice powder aside.

Cooking Rice

Cook rice in such a way that each grains are separate.

Add 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder, a tsp of sesame seed oil to the rice and spread it on a plate. Let it cool completely.

Method

Heat 1/4 cup of sesame seed oil (nallennai), add a tsp of mustard seeds, asafoetida, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and curry leaves.

When mustard seeds splutters, add the roasted peanuts and saute for a few seconds.

Pour the seasoning on the tamarind paste.

Add the prepared powder to it and mix well. Pulikachal is ready.

Now add needed paste to the rice and mix well.

Our tamarind rice is ready. Enjoy it with appalam or chips or paruppu vadai without onions or masal vadai.

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Instant Tamarind Rice-Instant Pulikachal-Puli Sadam in 5 minutes

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

2 mins

Total Time

7 mins

 

Instant Tamarind rice is a quick and simple version of the Traditional Puliyodharai. It takes just 5-6 minutes to make this pulikachal. If you have cooked rice ready, you can make tamarind rice in a jiffy.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: South Indian

Keyword: Instant Puliyodharai, Instant Tamarind Rice

Servings: 2

Ingredients

Ingredients needed for Instant Tamarind Rice

• Cooked Rice as needed
• 1 tsp Sesame seed oil For Rice

For Grinding

• 30 gms Tamarind ( 30 grams or a small lemon sized ball)
• 4 Red Chilli
• 1 tsp Rock Salt ( 1 heaped tsp or as needed)

Roast and Powder 

• 1 tsp Sesame seeds
• 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds
• 1/2 tsp Coriander seeds

For Seasoning

• 50 ml Gingelly Oil (nellennai)
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 pinch Asafoetida
• 1 sprig Curry leaves
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 3 tbsp Roasted Peanuts

Instructions

How to make Instant Tamarind Rice

1. Soak tamarind, red chillies, salt in very less hot water for 15-20 minutes.

2. After 20 minutes, grind the tamarind, red chillies, salt to a fine paste. The paste is ready.

3. Dry roast 1 tsp coriander seeds and 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds together until you get a nice aroma. Remove from pan.

4. In the same pan, dry roast sesame seeds until it splutters. Now powder all the three together.  Keep this spice powder aside.

Cooking Rice

1. Cook rice in such a way that each grains are separate.

2. Add 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder, a tsp of sesame seed oil to the rice and spread it on a plate. Let it cool completely.

Seasoning

1. Heat 1/4 cup of sesame seed oil (nallennai), add a tsp of mustard seeds, asafoetida, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and curry leaves.

2. When mustard seeds splutters, add the roasted peanuts and saute for a few seconds.

3. Pour the seasoning on the tamarind paste.

4. Add the prepared powder to it and mix well. Pulikachal is ready.

5. Now add needed paste to the rice and mix well.

6. Our tamarind rice is ready. Enjoy with appalams or papads or paruppu vadai.

Recipe Notes

You can use leftover rice also but for best results, prepare it with freshly cooked rice.